Karambar Lake

Karambar Lake کرمبر جھیل
Karambar Lake کرمبر جھیل
Location	Ishkoman Valley, District Ghizer, Gilgit Baltistan.
Coordinates	36°53′03.26″N 73°42′44.03″E
Type	Alpine glacial lake
Primary inflows	Glacier waters
Basin countries	Pakistan
Max. length	3.9 km (2.4 mi)
Max. width	2 km (1.2 mi)
Surface area	2,634,400 m^2 (28,356,000 sq ft)
Average depth	52 m (171 ft)
Surface elevation	4,272 meters (14,016 ft)

Karambar Lake (Urdu: کرمبر جھیل), also known as Qurumbar Lake, is a high-altitude lake located in Ishkoman Valley, District Ghizer, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. It is the 31st highest lake in the world[1][2] and falls in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya region, which is one of the world's richest biodiversity regions.[3]

Alternate names

The lake is also known as Qurumbar Lake in some references and alternately is spelled as Karomber or Karamber.

Hydrology

The approximate length of the lake is 3.9 kilometers (2.4 mi), width is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) and, average depth is 52 meters (171 ft).[4]

Karambar Lake is the deepest lake in the valley with a maximum and mean depth of 55m and 17.08m, respectively. Its surface area is 263.44 hectares (2,634,400 m^2). Water clarity level is 13.75 (Secchi Disc Reading), which is the highest value ever recorded in the literature of lakes in Pakistan.

See also

• List of lakes of Pakistan

References

1. "The Highest Lake in the World". highestlake.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
2. "Tourists over the moon in KP's hilly resorts during Eid holidays". Pakistan Today. 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
3. Shaheen, Hamayun; Shinwari, Zabta Khan (2012). "Phytodiversity and endemic richness of Karambar lake vegetation from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Hindukush-Himalayas". Pakistan Journal of Botany: 15–20. S2CID 58905144.
4. "Karumber Lake". Archived from the original on 2013-05-26. Retrieved 2009-01-09.